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Rebel

/ Rebel /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
`johnny'' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback'' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms
Type of:
Confederate soldier
Domain:
colloquialism
verb Sense 2
take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
Type of:
protest resist dissent
Kinds of:
revolt mutiny
Derived:
rebellion insurrection revolt rising uprising
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
break with established customs
Type of:
protest resist dissent
Derived:
renegade maverick rebellion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective satellite Sense 4
used by northerners of Confederate soldiers
"the rebel yell"
Similar:
southern
noun Sense 5
someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
Type of:
nonconformist recusant
Derived:
renegade
noun Sense 6
a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
Type of:
reformer reformist crusader
Kinds of:
mutineer Young Turk Turner Nat Turner Vesey
Derived:
arise rise rise up
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

Confederate soldier protest resist dissent revolt mutiny southern nonconformist recusant reformer reformist crusader